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Smart wall focuses scattered RF signal
Smart wall focuses scattered RF signal
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Ever experienced bad radio communication, struggling to find the right spot at home, making the most of a faint signal…
Sensor IC offers precision current measurement: “any material” shunts
Sensor IC offers precision current measurement: “any material” shunts
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Using a 25-µΩ shunt – of almost any material – the SFP101 current, voltage, and temperature measurement IC from Sendyne…
Wireless power receiver enables compact and efficient contactless battery charging
Wireless power receiver enables compact and efficient contactless battery charging
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Batteries provide power to many different applications across a wide range of industries. Wireless charging enables those applications where it…
Eye-tracking, the next wave in HMI design?
Eye-tracking, the next wave in HMI design?
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Voice recognition and gesture control might look like yesterday's technologies if automotive supplier Visteon succeeds with its concept of an…

Could magnesium battery innovation end lithium’s dominance?
Could magnesium battery innovation end lithium’s dominance?
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Researchers from Tainan-based National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) research team has developed next-generation magnesium batteries that could replace lithium batteries.
Fundamentals of cable/antenna test tools for base station deployment, upkeep and improvement
Fundamentals of cable/antenna test tools for base station deployment, upkeep and improvement
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It is recognised that one of the main issues pertaining to the overall performance of a modern mobile communication network will stem from the numerous base stations on which the…
Bosch brings electronic fuel system, connectivity to Asian motorbikes
Bosch brings electronic fuel system, connectivity to Asian motorbikes
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With an electronically controlled fuel injection system for motorcycles, supplier Bosch is offering a more efficient alternative to the predominant carburettor systems in this class of vehicles. The company has…
Li-Fi communication module wirelessly transfers data at 1-Gbps
Li-Fi communication module wirelessly transfers data at 1-Gbps
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS in Dresden has developed communication modules that can wirelessly transfer data at a speed of up to 1 Gigabit per second over a…
Asian motorbikes get Bluetooth and electronic fuel system
Asian motorbikes get Bluetooth and electronic fuel system
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With an electronically controlled fuel injection system for motorcycles, supplier Bosch is offering a more efficient alternative to the predominant carburettor systems in this class of vehicles. The company has…
Hermetic mini LED is autoclavable for medical applications
Hermetic mini LED is autoclavable for medical applications
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SCHOTT has launched a Mini LED for lighting applications in dental and medical technology that claims to be the world', yet fully autoclavable, high-brightness (HB) LED.
3D prints world’s best inverter
3D prints world’s best inverter
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Three-dimensional printers were once a toy, then a curiosity, and now they've become a serious prototyping tool. Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) in Knoxville, Tenn., firmly believes that 3D printers…
NXP extends NFC ecosystem to the car
NXP extends NFC ecosystem to the car
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NFC (Near Field Communication) is a technology for contactless payment solutions, right? Yes, but the range of potential applications is much larger. Chipmaker NXP is opening up the large field…
How to set-up a knock-sensor signal-conditioning system
How to set-up a knock-sensor signal-conditioning system
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Engine knock occurs in engine cylinders because of improper ignition timing or faulty components. Modern cars incorporate knock-sensor systems for engines to minimize knocking, which can maximize engine lifetime, increase…
3D printer makes 30kW inverter
3D printer makes 30kW inverter
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Three-dimensional printers were once a toy, then a curiosity, and now they've become a serious prototyping tool. Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) in Knoxville, Tenn., firmly believes that 3D printers…
Research project improves electronics reliability
Research project improves electronics reliability
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The RESCAR 2.0 research project helps to improve reliability and resilience of electronic systems in vehicles, in particular in electric ones. The project, led by chipmaker Infineon and concluded recently,…
Analyzer innovation cuts LED thermal testing times by 90 percent
Analyzer innovation cuts LED thermal testing times by 90 percent
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Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is claiming to have reduced LED thermal testing time by more than 90 percent with the introduction of the Institute's In-Line Compact Thermal Analyzer…
Some memories never die
Some memories never die
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All good things must come to an end, and that includes memory components. But while Windows XP users were forced to upgrade to a new operating system when Microsoft ended…
Research project significantly improves electronics reliability
Research project significantly improves electronics reliability
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The RESCAR 2.0 research project helps to improve reliability and resilience of electronic systems in vehicles, in particular in electric ones. The project, led by chipmaker Infineon and concluded recently,…
Microwaves can be used to control the density in a fusion plasma
Microwaves can be used to control the density in a fusion plasma
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Fusion power is the holy grail for clean energy production. Scientists have taken a step closer to making fusion power a reality by using microwave beams to control plasma density…
LED-based projector delivers sharp images on curved screens
LED-based projector delivers sharp images on curved screens
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Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF in Jena, Germany, have applied a proven approach used with cameras to project images on curved screens with…
What Is Linduino?
What Is Linduino?
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The Linduino development platform consists of an Arduino compatible development board as well as a large library of example firmware.
IMEC, Coventor model 10nm, 7nm processes
IMEC, Coventor model 10nm, 7nm processes
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European research institute IMEC (Leuven, Belgium) has announced a joint development project with EDA tools vendor Coventor Inc. (Cary, North Carolina) to work on the modeling of next-generation manufacturing processes…
Power module redundancy
Power module redundancy
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Bala Bellur, Pre-Sales Engineer, Vadatech examines some of the issues surrounding power module redundancy.
Piezoelectric material cuts cost of micro-energy harvesting
Piezoelectric material cuts cost of micro-energy harvesting
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Fraunhofer researchers have developed a micro-energy harvesting process for the economical production of piezoelectric materials and will unveil a preliminary demonstration model at this year’s electronica trade show from November…
Fundamentals of cable/antenna test tools for base station deployment, upkeep and improvement
Fundamentals of cable/antenna test tools for base station deployment, upkeep and improvement
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It is recognised that one of the main issues pertaining to the overall performance of a modern mobile communication network will stem from the numerous base stations on which the…
Feature rich LED driver ICs: Enable high power automotive LED headlamps
Feature rich LED driver ICs: Enable high power automotive LED headlamps
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The market size for high brightness (HB) LEDs is expected to reach $20.2 billion by 2015 (source: Strategies Unlimited). One of the key application areas driving this growth is the…
LCD technology delivers energy efficient 3D display solution
LCD technology delivers energy efficient 3D display solution
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Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China have developed ultra-thin LCD screen which twists light in different directions to make the image appear three-dimensional and hold…
Discovery pinpoints toxic halogen threat in Li-ion batteries
Discovery pinpoints toxic halogen threat in Li-ion batteries
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Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered that most of the electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries are superhalogens, and the majority of these electrolytes contain toxic halogens.


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